Crystal Sets? Yup, you’ve found an entire site about building Crystal Sets. The Society has been growing since 1991; still, some people are flabbergasted to find an Entire society dedicated to Crystal Set radios or "Xtal Sets". One web surfer e-mailed, "I was so excited to find your site that I fell off my chair! "The Xtal Set Society publishes a newsletter and numerous books, all of which you can find more information about on this site. A listing of newsletter articles from 1993 through 2007 can be found on the Technical Articles Page. Click on the earphones to browse and enjoy our site. --Patricia, The Crystal Queen Mum, Editor, Xtal Society News. Site last updated 06-23-08.
The July 08 Newsletter includes these articles: Dan's Dayton Report, A tribute to our writers, The Boulder Hill Elementary School Radio Club/W9BHB, Phil's OP-AMP Bench Oscillator, and member correspondence. Crystal Radio Projects, Vol 12 & 13, is chucked full of fun projects. Pictured on the front is the "Modern Morgan." Check out this volume of the newsletter, along with our other books in our Midnight Science Bookstore. Crystal Radios aren't just fun...they make great science fair projects! See our Science Fair Tips page. Our Oat Box Radio Kit is a favorite, a great place to start for newcomers. Click on the link above to download the plans, updated 05/01/08. Order via the Kits page. |
See the Radio Logbook. It's great for keeping a list of those stations copied, including frequency, time, date, equipment, and ionospheric conditions.
The new XS-801 joins the list of kits. It's an ideal transition for those who've finished a starter kit and desire to learn more and hear more stations. Features include a built-in antenna match, large 4.2 inch diameter by 3.7 inch long close wound #18 wire coil, and predrilled 8 by 10 chassis and 6 by 10 panel. [6-13-08] Check out the "Big Galena Crystal". We're back from Dayton! See our brief Dayton report and Dayton Flat Ferrite Pack Special! |
